Rob Ford gave his longest, but not necessarily most heartfelt, apology this year when he asked city council if saying he was “super, super, super, super, super, super, super sorry” for calling them corrupt was a good-enough apology.

Ford was asked to apologize after Councillor Gord Perks said he heard the mayor say “only the corrupt ones get to stay” after Speaker Frances Nunziata asked Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti to leave Monday’s meeting.

“I can’t remember exactly what it was that was said ….I said I withdraw that comment that I made to say if there were any corrupt councillors…I’m not quite sure what was said, but I withdraw that,” Ford said in council chambers Tuesday morning.

But council immediately erupted with various councillors pointing out he did not actually apologize by saying sorry.

“You need to say ‘I apologize,’ Nunziata said to Ford.

Mayor Ford didn’t miss a beat.

“How about ‘I am so sorry?’ Is that as good as I apologized?’ he said.